- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Unrecognized
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- Unknown
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- ✖ Unequal
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Homosexual activity in Gulf is illegal (imprisonment as punishment).
Current status
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
3 to 14 years in prison. Not enforced.
Same-sex marriage in Gulf is unrecognized.
Current status
Unrecognized
Nationwide.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Gulf is no censorship.
Current status
No censorship
In Gulf, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Right to change legal gender in Gulf is legal, surgery not required.
Current status
Legal, surgery not required
Nationwide.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Gulf is unknown.
Current status
Unknown
LGBT discrimination in Gulf is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist.
LGBT employment discrimination in Gulf is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist.
LGBT housing discrimination in Gulf is no protections.
Current status
No protections
None exist.
Serving openly in military in Gulf is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Blood donations by MSMs in Gulf is legal.
Current status
Legal
Nationwide.
Conversion therapy in Gulf is not banned.
Current status
Not banned
not criminalized.
Equal age of consent in Gulf is unequal.
Current status
Unequal
None exist.
Legal Rights
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